The President of the Garda Representative Association, Dermot O'Donnell, has said that he expects strong views to be expressed at tomorrow's meeting of the association in Limerick.
The recent Government pronouncements on the possible release of the killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe will be discussed.
Mr O'Donnell said Detective McCabe's former colleagues in Limerick share the deep hurt felt by his widow, Anne McCabe at hearing the news of the possible release through the media.
He said each and every member of the GRA feels that the people concerned should serve their sentences in full.
McCabe's widow meets with O'Dea
The widow of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe has said it is not enough that the Government sympathises with her position regarding the possible early release of her husband's killers from prison.
Speaking on RTÉ radio, Ann McCabe said all she wanted from the Government was justice.
Her comments came after the Minister for Defence, Willie O'Dea, met her for discussions this weekend.
Mrs McCabe said it was disingenuous of the Government to say it would consult with her before any release of the men if a decision to free them was already made.
Last week, the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern indicated that he would recommend the release of her husband's killers as part of a comprehensive peace deal on Northern Ireland.
Det Garda McCabe was shot dead in an attempted robbery in Adare, Co Limerick, in June 1996 while his colleague, Ben O'Sullivan, was wounded.
Four men are serving sentences in Castlerea Prison for Mr McCabe's manslaughter.
Adams & Ahern in talks
Also speaking on the This Week programme, Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, reiterated that the men did qualify for early release under the Good Friday Agreement.
He said they would be due to be freed relatively soon in any case, and he had discussed the issue of the men's early release with the Taoiseach recently.
On the issue of a possible deal on power-sharing in the North, Mr Adams said the leader of the DUP did not have the right to see a photograph of any IRA decommissioning and that Ian Paisley wanted a process of humiliation of Republicans.
He said if the DUP does not do a deal, the Irish and British governments must decide to move on without it.
